Quotation by

Jean Rostand

A few great minds are enough to endow humanity with monstrous power, but a few great hearts are not enough to make us worthy of using it.

Jean Rostand

Power

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Having brilliant thinkers can give humanity incredible abilities, but having only a few compassionate and morally strong people is not sufficient to use that power responsibly. The quote highlights the imbalance between intellectual achievement and ethical maturity when it comes to handling great power.

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